Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     517

      William Boyden acknowledgeth that he hath in his hands nine Liber E
    hundred & fiftie pounds of tobacco of the Estate of Henery Johnson
    payable next yeare which is attacht by Phillip Lynes accordinge to
    an order granted him this Court.

      In a difference dependinge betweene John Wood Plaintiff & John [p. 145]
    Allen Defdt Admr to Nicholas Solby Dec the Defendt pleaded that he
    had not Administred & besides that he would not appeare to answer
    the difference in this Court, whereupon a nonsuite was granted agst
    the Plt: However the Plaintiff proved his debt due by bill by the
    testymonie of Augustine Peters who swore that his name affixed to
    the bill was his owne writinge & that he saw Nicholas Solby signe
    the said bill & seale it & deliver it unto John Woods, & that James
    Liewellin was then present & signed the testimony of the said bill
    with his owne name, which James Liewellin also acknowledged,
    which bill is dated the 25 december 1672 and is in this manner for
    two thousand pounds of tobacco in Cask due to be paide upon the
    tenn day of October next ensueinge in some convenient place in the
    sd County, After this said paymt the sd Nicholas Solbye oblige
    himself e his heires executrs admrs & ass to deliver to the Defdt his
    heires executrs admrs & asg One man servant at Christmas after the
    sd tobacco payment ensueinge, And the sd Servant to be at satifaction
    of the sd John Wood for the which paymt to be well & truly made &
    the delivinge of the sd man Servant he layd my hand & seale the
    day of the date above written.

      In a difference dependinge betweene William Barton Senr Plaintiff
    and Thomas Hussey Defdt it beinge a cause referred from the last
    Court, the Plaintiffe declared that the Defdt assumed to pay unto
    him two thousand fower hundred & fower pounds of tobacco due to
    him by two seVall bills from Michaell Ashford, & the Defdt pleaded
    he did not assume the sd payment, which Cause is respited to be tryed
    next Court, because the Plts Evidence could not be present, beinge
    prevented by sicknes & very cold wett weather.

      In a difference dependinge betweene Benjamin Whitchcott Plt &
    Robert Cady Defdt the Plt appeares by his Attorney Mathew Hill &
    the Defdt by his Attorney Samuell Cressey, the cause is dismist for
    want of Evidence to the Plaintiffs tre of Attorney.

      In a difference dependinge betweene Mathew Hill Plaintiffe &
    Robert Cady Defdt, the Plaintiff declares for one hundred pounds of
    tobacco for marryinge of the Defdt accordinge to Act of Assembly
    unto Elizabeth his now wife, the Defdt by his Attorney Samuell
    Cressey pleaded that the Plaintiffe ought not to have his action agst
    the Defdt but was utterly barred by the Act of assembly made Anno
    1669 intituled an Act for limittacon of certayne actions for avoyd